Sub-Saharan Africa vs Tonga: Debt service (PPG and IMF only, % of exports of goods, services and)
Debt service (PPG and IMF only, % of exports of goods, services and) over time
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 25.2% against 10.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 14.9%.
That makes Tonga's figure about 2.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 6th and Tonga ranks 7th of 32 groups.
Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sub-Saharan Africa | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.4% | 8.9% | 2.5% | Tonga |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 6.2% | 0.2% | Tonga |
| 2020s | 9.9% | 12.1% | 2.2% | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher debt service (ppg and imf only, % of exports of goods, services and), Sub-Saharan Africa or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 25.2% against 10.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in debt service (ppg and imf only, % of exports of goods, services and) between Sub-Saharan Africa and Tonga?
- 14.9%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Tonga?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Tonga rank globally for debt service (ppg and imf only, % of exports of goods, services and)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 6th and Tonga ranks 7th of 32 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Debt service (PPG and IMF only, % of exports of goods, services and primary income). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Debt service, the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services, is expressed as a percentage of exports of goods and services--all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, net exports of goods under merchanting, nonmonetary gold, and services. This series differs from the standard debt to exports series in that it covers only long-term public and publicly guaranteed debt and repayments (repurchases and charges) to the IMF.